Saints say Colston lateral was designed play

The New Oleans Times-Picayune reports: The Marcus Colston attempted lateral that ended the Saints' 23-15 loss to the Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs was a designed play that coach Sean Payton admits was called one play too early.

Colston caught a pass with eight seconds left and, instead of going out of bounds to set up a final play, threw an illegal forward pass to Travaris Cadet that brought a penalty that ended the game.